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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 9h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 9h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 5h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 5h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 5h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 5h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 4h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Tim Walz: "Here's what I'd challenge Trump to do: find three soybean farmers who will stand with you and say that's okay. Just three. I challenge you to do that because you're not gonna find them."

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beds burning @bedsburning.bsky.social · 2h

I understand the sentiment — but Boston still is in the 🇺🇸. Who in his right mind would visit right now unless it is unavoidable?

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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 4h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 3h

George Floyd should still be here to celebrate his 52nd birthday. His life sparked a movement, and our fight for justice, accountability, and humanity continues. We’ll never stop saying his name.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3h

First day at the Pentagon

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 3h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 3h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks goodness Pete Hegseth is eliminating political correctness and letting warriors be warriors*

*if you guys did not watch the mandatory video, or mocked it, expect to be punished

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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beds burning @bedsburning.bsky.social · 3h

@waldorfcharles.bsky.social @puettmann.bsky.social @ardenthistorian.bsky.social

The Martyr must be venerated; please everyone visiting the US take note.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk

State department says it has ‘no obligation’ to host foreign nationals who ‘celebrate heinous’ death of far-right activist

www.theguardian.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11h

October 18 is a day to stand tall against tyranny. No Crowns. No Thrones. #NoKings. Join the movement—find a No Kings Day protest near you and make your voice heard. nokings.org

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beds burning @bedsburning.bsky.social · 8h

Will there be the necessity to deal with ICE animation requests?

beds burning @bedsburning.bsky.social · 8h

He has to uphold the pretext that he is a believer given his Christian Nationalist supporters. I don't think he believes in hell.

And he probably realises he will die soon (no medbeds available).

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Lisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 9h

‘Did I as a reporter solicit information? Of course. It's called journalism: finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.’

www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

Trump is no longer even pretending to have any kind of argument that his murdering of people in the Caribbean Sea has any kind of statutory validity. Just straight up declaring that he has quasi-unlimited power to execute people based on (nominal) suspicion.

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beds burning @bedsburning.bsky.social · 9h

My theory is: He wants to 🧟ise as many military personnel as possible.

He'll need them to tear down America.

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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 10h

A reminder in light of the recent Politico piece on the Young Republicans‘ horrendous chat group

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 11h

This dynamic of Young Republicans staking out positions far to the right of older, more "normie" Republicans has been a feature of the US conservative movement since the 1960s. Over time those further right elements just got incorporated into the mainstream. bsky.app/profile/seth...

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Mar 11

In 1966 the New Jersey Young Republicans had a habit of singing racist and antisemitic songs at their gatherings. The lyrics to one went “Riding the Reich in my Mercedes Benz, shooting every kike, saving all my friends." Hartford Courant, 13 February 1966.

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 11h

You can’t burn your bridges with people who are committed to racism. The bridges never existed in the first place. That’s hard to understand for people who don’t have to navigate at least one situation a week where they or their loved ones are treated as subhuman. But it’s true.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 11h

Anyone familiar with the political culture of the Trumpian GOP will not be surprised by this reporting on today's Young Republicans, but all decent human beings will be appalled by it.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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beds burning @bedsburning.bsky.social · 9h

those NYTcontroversial opinions

beds burning @bedsburning.bsky.social · 9h

Bei vielen vermutlich schon. Allerdings wird sich kaum jemand um die praktische Umsetzung Gedanken gemacht haben

In dem Zusammenhang: Wie steht es nun mit der Entwaffnung / Auswanderung der Hamasmitglieder im / aus dem Gazastreifen? Wie sahen die konkreten Schritte im ursprünglichen Biden-Plan aus?

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